Greater Kansas City Jury Verdict Service

Verdicts

Judge/ District Case Number & Title Type of Case Settlement Demand & Offer Verdict /Date Trial/ Deliberation Time Plaintiff's Attorney Defendant's Attorney

Jackson County, MO

Peggy Stevens McGraw (Div. 8) CV97-28835 Poorbaugh v Smith and Barton Assault - Plaintiff, telephone prayer room employee, alleged assault by defendants, who were her supervisors. Defendants denied any assault, and argued that plaintiff was removed because she became very emotional after being terminated for cause. Defense Verdict on Apr. 9, 2001 Dana N. Church (Church, Dodig) and Mark J. Bredemeier Jeffrey S. Henry and Jill A. Kanatzar (Stigall, Humphrey)

U.S. District Court - Western District MO at Kansas City

Dean Whipple 98-1206 Frederick v K.C. Hospitality LP d/b/a Radisson Suites Hotel Civil Rights - Plaintiff alleged racial discrimination after the hotel canceled his reservation for the banquet room one day prior to a family reunion of over 200 people. Hotel manager argued that the group would not have been profitable and had returned plaintiff's $700 deposit. DEMAND: $395,000
OFFER: $30,000 Defense Verdict on Apr. 2, 2001 Brian J. Niceswanger (McDowell, Rice) Douglas R. Richmond and Michael L. Matula (Armstrong Teasdale)

For comprehensive listings, contact Sarah Schmidtlein at (913)722-4868.

Verdicts
Judge/ District	Case Number & Title	Type of Case	Settlement Demand & Offer	Verdict /Date	Trial/ Deliberation Time	Plaintiff's Attorney	Defendant's Attorney
Jackson County, MO
Peggy Stevens McGraw (Div. 8)	CV97-28835 Poorbaugh v Smith and Barton	Assault - Plaintiff, telephone prayer room employee, alleged assault by defendants, who were her supervisors. Defendants denied any assault, and argued that plaintiff was removed because she became very emotional after being terminated for cause.		Defense Verdict on Apr. 9, 2001		Dana N. Church (Church, Dodig) and Mark J. Bredemeier	Jeffrey S. Henry and Jill A. Kanatzar (Stigall, Humphrey)
U.S. District Court - Western District MO at Kansas City
Dean Whipple	98-1206 Frederick v K.C. Hospitality LP d/b/a Radisson Suites Hotel	Civil Rights - Plaintiff alleged racial discrimination after the hotel canceled his reservation for the banquet room one day prior to a family reunion of over 200 people. Hotel manager argued that the group would not have been profitable and had returned plaintiff's $700 deposit.	DEMAND: $395,000 OFFER: $30,000	Defense Verdict on Apr. 2, 2001		Brian J. Niceswanger (McDowell, Rice)	Douglas R. Richmond and Michael L. Matula (Armstrong Teasdale)
For comprehensive listings, contact Sarah Schmidtlein at (913)722-4868.

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